Amaya Toman Are you using the native Mail app on your iOS device? Some do not allow it, while others, on the other hand, prefer applications directly from the provider of their e-mail box (Gmail), or use other popular clients, such as Spark, Outlook or Airmail. But why do such a high percentage of users prefer third-party software over a native application? In the editorial office 9to5Mac thought about what could make Mail better, and in our opinion, this is a list that Apple should be inspired by.
It certainly cannot be said that the native email client for iOS devices is downright bad and useless. It has a pleasant, satisfying user interface, is quite reliable and offers enough functions. There are even a certain number of users who prefer iOS Mail over third-party apps, even though it lacks some features.
While many users have gotten used to the design of the Mail app for iOS, others are calling for a major overhaul. A well-thought-out design update is usually not harmful, on the other hand, one of the main advantages of Mail could be considered its design, which has been unchanged for a long time, and thus users can easily and quickly navigate the application almost blindly. But what would really benefit Mail?
Option to share individual messages
While the sharing feature in Mail for iOS works, it is currently limited to attachments only, not messages as such. What would be the benefits of adding a share button directly to the body of an email? The text of the given message could then theoretically be "folded" into the Notes, Reminders, or tasks management applications, or saved in PDF format without any problems.
Selective "sleeping"
Each of us receives a lot of emails every day. Messages from family and friends, work e-mails, automatically sent e-mails, newsletters... However, each of us also finds ourselves in situations every day when we cannot read an incoming e-mail - let alone reply to it - and such messages are often they fall into oblivion. Mail for iOS would definitely benefit from a specific folder where selected types of messages would be silently saved based on location or time. You would be alerted to messages from family members, for example, only when you are at home and only between six and nine o'clock in the evening.
Deferred shipment
Have you ever managed to create a great work email, but it was about a matter that will not be dealt with until a week later? Perhaps you take your planning to the extreme and would like to prepare your e-mail greetings well in advance. There are more than enough reasons to introduce a deferred sending feature - just for that reason, Apple could enable this feature in Mail for iOS.
Scheduled sync
What would it look like if Apple introduced scheduled syncing to Mail for iOS? Your mailbox would only be synchronized at a time that you set yourself, so for example, you could turn off synchronization completely for work e-mails over the weekend or during vacation. It is currently possible to solve this by turning on the "Do not disturb" mode, setting manual synchronization or temporarily turning off the mailbox, but these solutions have their significant disadvantages.
Are you using Mail for iOS or a third-party app? What made you make that decision, and what do you think iOS Mail could improve on?
Push to Gmail
Links in emails should primarily be opened in some internal browser and not in Safari.
I have two logins, work and private. This keeps everything clearly separated, work-play, photos, documents and time management. If I'm free, I only log in privately, so I don't have to deal with synchronization notifications and more.
I would quite like to add some iPhones to my Apple products, but I would really miss the Blackberry Hub, which is unbeatable for me and I have become addicted to it. :) If it existed on iOS too, I wouldn't buy it...
I also used BB for a long time, but after BBOS ended, I no longer have it. I've had an iPhone for 3 years now, and BB Hub has replaced my notification center for approx. Just set what I want there. When iOS 12 comes, where messages, notifications, etc. will be unified, it will be as clear and sufficient as possible. Take a look at some video from the introduction of the beta versions.
it's about habit and wanting.